Tag: Judge Lino Lipinsky
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Colorado justices hear arguments on Jeffco slip-and-fall, man’s pursuit of bike thief
The state Supreme Court conducted oral arguments at an Aurora high school through its Courts in the Community program
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Xcel Energy not immune from man’s electrocution lawsuit, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that Xcel Energy is not immune from lawsuit after its power lines delivered a debilitating shock to a landscaping worker who was attempting to hang Christmas lights on a nearby tree. Xcel sought to avoid liability under two different mechanisms. First, the state’s High Voltage Safety Act requires parties working…
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Colorado appeals court orders new trial in Centennial murder case due to judge’s error
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An Arapahoe County judge refused to issue a key jury instruction in a high-profile murder trial, which lowered the prosecution’s burden of proof and prompted Colorado’s second-highest court to overturn the defendant’s conviction last month. Lloyd Chavez IV, a student at Cherokee Trail High School, died in May 2019 after four teenagers attempted to rob…
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Man serving 68-year sentence would have taken plea deal had attorneys told him
There is ‘a factual dispute as to which of the plea offers the prosecution made, if any,’ wrote Judge Lino Lipinsky de Orlov